Ms. Thompson is the Editor-in-Chief at ALO7 and has over 30 years of experience in children’s educational publishing. Prior to joining ALO7, she was a founding member of Disney English and was a Senior Producer in charge of content production. Her work has primarily focused on English education and language production for adolescent students, for which she has won the prestigious AEP Whole Curriculum Development ELL Distinguished Achievement Award, as well as numerous other international awards.

Mr. Shewbart was the first employee of the Disney English JV and is the lead consultant for CCTV’s English educational programming. He also authored a Columbia University Teachers College’s TEFL-C module. With more than two decades of teaching experience in China, Mr. Shewbart understands the problems that Chinese children encounter while learning English. He applies advanced teaching methodologies, leverages his years of practical teaching experience, and employs cutting-edge technology in the research and production of ALO7’s entire educational product line.

Dr. Karen Price is a master of second language acquisition. She is a former professor at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education, a former deputy director of ESL curriculum research and production, and has received multiple awards for her contributions to both the educational and scientific fields. Her work has been recognized by the Apple Classroom of Tomorrow Institution.

Professor Negroponte is a digital guru. He is the founder and Executive Director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Media Lab and is the author of the best-selling book, Being Digital. He is also the founder of the One Laptop per Child project which aims to bring the Internet to everyone in the world.

Dr. Victoria Saxon is a Doctor of Education Psychology and a world-famous children’s book writer. With over 20 years of publishing experience, her books have been best-sellers in many countries.